For personal safety reasons they're being advised to come back to the U.S. immediately, which means cutting short their study-abroading at American University in Cairo and having to give up koshari: the amazing macaroni, lentils, rice, chickpeas, and other-things dish that—unlike just about every other foreign food that does not involve exotic animal parts—remains highly elusive in the U.S. It's so cheap to make! A savvy food vendor could make so much money selling it...somebody get on this.

Derrik Sweeney, the terrified-looking fellow on the far right, should expect to receive a very long hug from his mom upon his return.